[HIGHLIGHTS] “The officers were builders”: the little-known history of the French colonial troops

Julie d'Andurain provides an unprecedented vision of the political and military dimension of the French "colonial army" She is an associate professor and doctor in history, member of the Overseas Academy of Sciences, and professor of contemporary history at the University of Lorraine. Her biography of General Gouraud was particularly noted.

This February 21, she published The Colonial Troops, a political andMilitary history in past editions. The colonial troops were created… This article is reserved for subscribers. You have 89% left to discover.